APC debunks zoning rumours, warns against misinformation
The All Progressives Congress has distanced itself from a list making the rounds that detailed purported zoning of offices announced by the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni. This is according to a disclaimer signed on Wednesday by the APC’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed. The disclaimer read in part, “The attention of the Governor of Yobe State and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has been drawn to media publications with purported zoning of offices allegedly announced by him. “He has in clear and unambiguous terms denied the said list, saying, it is false, baseless, unfounded, misleading and has nothing to do with him.”Buni said the APC has not taken any decision at any fora on anything relating to the zoning of offices. He said, “The publication is just a figment of the author’s imagination that has nothing to do with the Chairman and the party.
Source:Punch
January 26, 2022 13:05 UTC
Okoye, Iwobi Receive Death Threats After Eagles AFCON Exit
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye and midfielder, Alex Iwobi, were subjected to cyberbullying by fans, including death threats, after Nigeria’s exit from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on Sunday following a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia. An Instagram user @Clifford_Marius under a picture posted by Okoye wrote, “It will not be well with you. I pray you don’t see next month, you will die in a plane crash.”@la_isle on Instagram wrote, “Maduka, you will not live long. Okoye and Iwobi were also subjects of social media memes. However, they took individual action to reduce the effects of the abuses, with Okoye restricting comments on his Instagram handle, while Iwobi deleted all pictures on his page.
Source:Punch
January 26, 2022 09:17 UTC
Jihadist threat stirs anti-Fulani hostility in Ivory Coast | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility towards the Fulani, a mainly Muslim ethnic group that some accuse of providing the bulk of the raiders. We are wary now.”‘We are very suspicious’In the absence of claims of responsibility for the Kafolo attacks, the Ivorian authorities have said they were the work of foreign nationals. But after the attack, there were arrests and the Peuls left,” said Tiemoko. “Because of the attacks, they were afraid of reprisals and left the village,” said Siphoho. In the Sahel to the north of Ivory Coast, years of jihadist attacks have ravaged the economies of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 08:39 UTC
Don't blame Maduka Okoye for Eagles failure, Shorunmu tells Nigerians
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has exonerated Maduka Okoye of any blame for the goal conceded by Nigeria in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 against Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles. “No one should blame Maduka Okoye for the Super Eagles ousting in Cameroon. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 08:27 UTC
Here’s how Republicans ‘dismembered’ a Democratic stronghold
It’s a solid Democratic district - Joe Biden carried it by nearly 24 points in 2020 - but on Tuesday, Cooper announced he was retiring from Congress. The plan is one of the clearest, and most brazen, efforts to dismantle a Democratic district to benefit Republicans. Republicans have created new maps that split Democratic voters into three heavily GOP districts where they're in the minority. These new lines would dismantle a Democratic district, helping Republicans preserve their majority in the state. About a quarter of the eligible voting population in the fifth congressional district is Black.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 08:21 UTC
Dangote tops Forbes’ 2022 Africa Richest People list
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has topped the 2022 list of Africa’s richest persons for the 11th year in a row, Forbes magazine said in a report. Forbes attributed the growth to a 30% increase in the stock price of Dangote Cement, his most valuable asset. Jumping into the number two from the list, spot–up from number four last year–was luxury goods magnate, Johann Rupert of South Africa. The biggest gainer in percentage terms–up 125 per cent was Strive Masiyiwa of Zimbabwe, worth $2.7 billion, up from $1.2 billion last year. All of the continent’s billionaires were men; the last woman to appear in the ranks, Isabel dos Santos of Angola, fell off the Forbes list in January 2021.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 06:54 UTC
Kosoko family dissociates self from Lagos Island unrest | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The king Kosoko Royal family and the Oloja of Lagos Chieftaincy Family have distanced themselves from the gang fight that erupted in Idumota area last Friday, leaving no fewer than three people dead. The statement, signed by Prince Abiola Olojo-kosoko, Oloja of Lagos (Elect) and Alhaja Mutiat Ashabi Alli-Balogun, Head of the King Kosoko Royal Family, they enjoined the general public to desist from implying in any way that the family is a party to the disturbance. “It is with great dismay that the king kosoko Royal family and the Oloja of Lagos Chieftaincy Family wishes to be detached from the January 19, 2022 Lagos Island unrest titled “Idumota Vs Kosoko. “It is of importance to state here that the king kosoko royal family is not an organisation but a reputable Royal / Chieftaincy family in Lagos State and three other West Africa countries. “We hereby wish to dissociate ourselves from the unrest and we shall appreciate that the general public desist from the claim that kosoko is in anyway part of the unrest,” the statement read.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 04:32 UTC
Africa needs to integrate infrastructure for impactful continental trade | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Speakers at the UK-Africa Investment Conference have stated that Nigeria and other African nations need to establish and reinforce their infrastructure to make the goals of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) realisable. “For the African free trade area to function effectively, the goal would be to have effective infrastructure, transport, energy and digitalisation,” said Africa Union infrastructure, energy and information and communications technology commissioner Amani Abou-Zeid. “I am happy to say that, as we speak, we have large programmes for regional and transcontinental infrastructure, including transport. Last June, we launched the African single electricity market. Unilever Africa finance VP, Mikateko Tshetshe said AfCFTA was important for Unilever in Africa.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 03:44 UTC
W.TEC empowers 1,820 women, girls with technology skills | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), Lagos trained no fewer than 1,820 women and girls on technology programmes in 2021. The centre’s Communication Officer, Yemi Odutola, made this known in an interview in Lagos. W.TEC is a Nigerian non-profit organisation focused on encouraging girls and women to pursue technology careers. Odutola said that the training of women and girls was done through the centre’s technology after school clubs, camps and other programmes. He noted that the centre was able to train those numbers of girls through the various training programmes held last year.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 03:34 UTC
Nigerian-UK engineers develop Whatchapp to tackle insecurity | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
A new application that can help in mitigating the rising cases of insecurity in Nigeria has been unveiled. The new technology was developed specifically for the Nigerian security situation by two UK-based Nigerian security engineers, Chief Christian Ebede and Nnonso Marchie, of Ozone Technologies both in Oxford, UK and in Nigeria, and designed by Emmanuel Azu Nwaolisa, a Nigerian. Information showed that since its debut, WhatchApp has been in great demand as a big-time security game changer in Nigeria. The app was designed to enable members of the Nigerian public to participate more effectively in the fight against insecurity. “Once you become a Whatchapp user, your location can be tracked anywhere in Nigeria.
Source:The Guardian
January 26, 2022 02:52 UTC
Ogun monarch’s murder: Police get clues, Abiodun demands killers’ arrest
The Ogun State Police Command has started investigation into the killing of the traditional ruler of Agodo, in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, Oba Ayinde Odetola. Oba Odetola and three of his aides were reportedly attacked and set ablaze in their car on Monday by suspected hoodlums. The incident drew outrage of residents, who demanded the arrest and prosecution of the killers. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Tuesday, said villagers deserted the community after the incident, adding that no arrest had been made. Abiodun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, directed security agencies to immediately fish out the killers.
Source:Punch
January 26, 2022 02:51 UTC
Former Lagos SSG, Princess Adeniran-Ogunsanya Is Dead (Photo)
Former Lagos SSG Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya is deadFormer secretary to the Lagos State Government, Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya is dead. She died early Tuesday, 25 January 2022 after a brief illness. Adenrele was one of the leaders of the Lagos4Lagos Movement whose members recently defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from the ruling All Progressives Congress. Adeniran-Ogunsanya was the Lagos SSG during the first term in office of Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN between 2007 and 2011.https://guardian.ng/news/former-lagos-ssg-adenrele-adeniran-ogunsanya-is-dead/Share this: FacebookWhatsAppTwitterPinterestLinkedInEmailTelegramTumblrSkypeRedditPocketPrintLike this: Like Loading...
Source:The Guardian
January 25, 2022 15:23 UTC
Novak Djokovic’s unforced error
We have no way of knowing whether or not Mr Novak Djokovic, Serbia’s global tennis talisman would have won the Australian Open this year. He has made an unforced error not on the tennis court but outside it. He has won the Australian Open nine times, French open twice, Wimbledon six times and US open three times bringing his total grand slam haul to 20. Djokovic’s iconoclastic behaviour on the COVID-19 pandemic is inexplicable, though not excusable. If Australian society won, Djokovic lost.
Source:The Guardian
January 25, 2022 15:08 UTC
Idumota Clash: Police arrest two NURTW officials
The police in Lagos have arrested two officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) suspected to be behind Friday’s clash on Lagos Island. Mr Egbeyemi said that one Kunle Poly and Tafa Sego were arrested on Monday where NURTW officials were meeting with some transport stakeholders. “We arrested two principal suspects this evening, who have been in constant clashes in Idumota and its environs which has intermittently crippled commercial activities in the area,” he said. NAN reports that the latest clash on Friday, which left two persons dead, paralysed commercial activities in the area for hours until a police team restored peace. A source told NAN that the two suspects and others have been transferred to Zone II Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, for further investigation.
Source:The Guardian
January 25, 2022 15:07 UTC
Police arrest additional 28 suspects in Niger, recover arrows, cutlasses, knives, Indian hemp, others
Niger State Police Police Command said additional 28 suspects have been arrested in connection with the crisis in parts of Minna, the state capital. The arrest, the police said, is part of the continuous onslaught against youth restiveness, thuggery and other acts of criminality in the metropolis. Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, stated this in a press statement he made available to journalists in Minna. IN CASE YOU MISSED THESE FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEThe statement added that items recovered from the suspects include 10 arrows, seven cutlasses, eight knives, nine sticks, five shisha pipes, a woodcutter and an axe. DSP Abiodun however assured that the operation will continue until the metropolis was totally rid of criminals, undesirable elements and street urchins.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 25, 2022 14:44 UTC